Magnesium azide is an inorganic chemical compound with the formula . It is composed of the magnesium

cation An ion () is an atom or molecule with a net electrical charge. The charge of an electron is considered to be negative by convention and this charge is equal and opposite to the charge of a proton, which is considered to be positive by convent ...

() and the

azide In chemistry, azide is a linear, polyatomic anion with the formula and structure . It is the conjugate base of hydrazoic acid . Organic azides are organic compounds with the formula , containing the azide functional group. The dominant applic ...

anions ().

Properties

Magnesium azide hydrolyzes easily. Like most azides, it is explosive.

References

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